NFT company Azuki publishes its 2026 roadmap, including a manga

Chiru Labs, the digital asset incubation studio and team behind the globally recognized non-fungible token collection Azuki, has released its plans for 2026. Azuki began the year with significant activity, focusing on releasing tangible, high-velocity products rather than just conceptual hype. Following the roadmap reveal, the Azuki NFT floor price jumped 4.8% in the last 24 hours.

Azuki’s blue-chip 2026 roadmap revealed

In a January 21 blog post, Zagabond, the founder of non-fungible token company Azuki, revealed some of the things his company plans to do before the end of the year to maintain its relevance in the NFT market. Established in 2021, Zagabond’s Chiru Labs is a Los Angeles-based Web3 technology and art studio focused on building the future of decentralized intellectual property through digital art, community content, and innovative technology, including a physically backed token.

Azuki is an IP company, of which tcg is one of the main products. An IP needs a story at its heart, which is why we have the official Azuki manga in the works.

-Zagabond (@Zagabond) January 21, 2026

Chiru Labs is home to Azuki, a globally recognized non-fungible token series featuring a limited edition offering of 10,000 anime-themed NFTs hosted on the Ethereum blockchain network and Beaz Official, a non-fungible token collection featuring a limited edition of 19,950 NFTs hosted on the Ethereum blockchain network. Chiru Labs is also the team behind the Azuki Elemental NFT collection.

In its recent blog, Zagabond claimed that its company is an intellectual property (IP) company, with collectible card games among its main products. In 2026, Azuki NFT Company plans to continue producing more and more trading card NFTs. A collectible card game (TCG) is a strategy game played with specially designed decks of cards that combine competitive turn-based gameplay with the fun of collecting and trading.

Azuki set to launch manga in 2026

Before summarizing, Zagabond revealed its intention to launch a manga before the end of this year. By description, Manga is a Japanese comic book and graphic novel published in black and white and read from right to left. It encompasses a wide variety of stories in many genres and is popular with a global audience. The Azuki team plans to launch its highly anticipated manga in summer 2026.

In response to the latest updates, the Azuki NFT series reacted strongly, with its floor price increasing by 4.8%. On January 22, 2026, the Azuki NFT floor increased from 0.74 ETH to 0.77 ETH. At the time of writing, the Azuki NFT floor stands at 0.78 ETH. Over the past 24 hours, the Azuki NFT Collection recorded a trading volume of 10.77 ETH, ranking it in the top 20 on the NFT market chart.

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